Oil-display apparatus



Patented u'g. 23, 1927.

UTEED STATES 1,640,225 N T" O'F'F I CSE.

CHARLES ,sPAnriL er CLEVELAND, Cirio, Assienonjro THE yivrrii'ir'vru; EQUIPMENT COMPANY, er CLEVELAND, CHIC, A- CoRPoRATIoN or omo;

CIL-DISPLAY APPARATUS.

Application filed January 2, 1924. Serial No. 684,034;v

to be conveniently held within the hand and quickly inverted. In this way the .color of the oil may be observed and by inverting the tube the viscosity of the oil may also be given a slight test. My main object is to provide a convenient means for mount-ing one or more of such testV tubes upon and in detachable connection with-an oil pumping and dispensing apparatus, preferably in a prominent display position within convenientl reach of the operator or prospective purchaser so'that the tubev maybe readily removed-.and inverted and handledby either party.

A further object is to provide. a hollow holder, either portable or stationary, into which the test tube or bottle may be insert.

ed to enclose and'protecty the mouth end of the bottleand to permit the'standard bottles in common use tobeheld in a demountable.displayposition upon the pump or dispensing apparatus with the corkedv end of*y tlie'bottle covered andV concealed and the cylindrical body of the glass bottle or tube only visible.

will have't-he appearance ott a plain yglass cylinder forming a lined or-permanentfoilv column of the pump or apparatus;- In this way the cork of the bottle may also be enclosed and protected and-cannot be loosened or removed, either accidentally or purposely,

until the bottle is removed from the holder.- When a. portable metal holder is sleeved up' on and secured'to the bottle `it may also beused to provide a stable support for the bot up-y tle when inverted and placed inf an right position upon a table or other flat surface. Y f

yln the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view et an oil pumping andIk dispensing apparatusequipped with my im provement, showing f one of the bottles re# Then, when the bottle is mounted 'Y upon the `pump or dispensing apparatus, it

moved andi held in an inverted' position within thevhand of' a person testingr the contents ofthe bott-le; Fig. 2' is an enlarged sectional view of the invention securedA to the delivery spout of an oil pump or dispensing device, one of the bottles being inclined' and partly removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is: a` perspective view of a glass bottle and its cap or holder inverted. F igf is a perspective view ofthe base member of the mounting, and Fig. 6 is la sectionalV view voli a modifica-tion of the invention;

It has been a common practice in recent years to dispense lubricating oilsV directly tromshipping' drums or barrels orI from portable tanks,-.usi=ng` a self-measuring pump mounted uponl the tank. Dispensing may proceed within a station, shop or automobilel garage, or to an automobile on the street at the curb.v To enable a prospective purchaser to see and test'anly given oil' dispensed from either a` portable or stationary' pumping apparatus, I provide a fixed mounting or' an attachment A adapted to display a glassbottle or test tube Bupon some part' ofl the dispensingapparatus,preferably upon' pump C or its discharge'pipe or delivery spo-ut D. As shown herein,

pumpfG is'mounted`v upon a barrel ortank E containing the oil,.and providedy with ai delivery'spout D extendinghorizontally above tbetankI at' onev side of al vertical pipe .F atV the-topf* of headl G andv`v cylinder H within which 1 the .pump :operating mechanism' is locatedzfThe support' or mounting A' comprisesfabase member Qihavingaround operiing, 3Jliorizonta'lly within"l abottom portion "wliichisadapted tobe" sleeved snugly over thestraiglit por-tion 5 off'delivery spout D andA securedk immovably thereto by a set screivG. The top'7f of base member `2vr is yfia'nged or provided with a` pairV of shallow4 round cavities S--Sadapted to' confine and seat a pair of glass"bottles or vtest tubes BLB'side by side above the' dischargev spout or delivery nozzle D, and a'pairoil upright rods9-L9larle` screwed vinto topf'? intermedi- Y ate'tlie' seating cavities 8*8 to support a flanged capl'menrberflOapart fromY1 and at some' distance above base Vmember 2.

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held in an upright position between base member 2 and cap member 10 by means of a separate cylindrical holder 12 having a reduced bore or chamber 13 adapted to re- `ceive the reduced neck and beaded end 14 ot' the bottle. The enlarged body part 15 ot the bottle is adapted to enter the enlarged n'iouth or entrance 16 of bore 13 and to be enclosed by the skirting or ilange 16 of holder 12 when the holder is sleeved over the neck of the bottle, and the depth of bore 13 and entrance lf3 is suliicient to permit holder 12 tc be moved longitudinally of the bottle Without uncovering the neck, providing this movement is limited by a stop screw l7'cari member 10, thereby permitting` the bottle and its holder to be detachably secured in a stable upright position Within the mounting With the neck end and cork of the bottle completely covered and concealed.

ln removing the bottle from the mounting, holder 12 is engaged by the hand and depressed and the bottle tilted on its seat until the holder is entirely disengaged and tree from cap member 10. The holder is then retained in the hand and the bottle inverted to observe and test the oil. In restoring the bottle to its place, the bottle is seated Within cavity 8, and holder 12 depressed until the bottle is placed upright beneath the cap member' whereupon theV vholder is released to'permit the coiled spring to effect interlocking` of the holder With-the fixed cap member. I have also provided a decorative plate 23 at the top of the cap member 10 upon Which the brand of oil or other advertising matter may be displayed,

and this plate is 'fastened by nuts 24 to.A

the tie rods 9-9 and serves to stitl'en and brace cap member 10. .Howeven I do not wish to limit myself to the specic forni and construction of mounting herein shovvn and described as the cap and base and tie meinbers may be cast in one piece or united together -in any other suitable mechanical Way. For example, in Fig. 6, I sliovv a delivery spout or nozzle D having a socket 25 at its top Within which a one-piece mounting A' is removablyl seated. This mounting comprises a base member and a cap member united together by an integral Web or Wall 26, and the bottles B-B and their respective holders 12--12 are demountably4 seated upon the base member` at-'opposite sides of the Web or Wall26 in substantially the same Way as shown in Fig. 2. A singlef test tube, in combination with means it'or removably mounting said closed test tube in an accessible displayvvv position upon said apparatus Where the tube n'iay be-ieadily remover/fl by hand and inverted for test purposes, said means comprising a locking holder sleeved over one end of said tube.

2. ln an oil display apparatus, a test tube closed at both ends containing a sample of the' oil, a mounting adapted to support said tube removably in display position thereon, and a spring-pressed locking cap for said tube removable together with the tube Yfrom said mounting.

An oil display apparatus, comprising a closed glass test tube, and a mounting and locking means attached in a yielding posi- 'ion uponsaid tube adapted to permit the tube to be quickly attached andy detached trom said apparatus. f

4. An oil rdisplay apparatus, comprising" a closed glass test tube, a detachable 'holder for said tube, and a mounting for said tube and holder, said closed tube `and its holderV being jointly removable from said mounting.

An oil display apparatus, comprising a mounting, and a closed test tube having aremovable holder Vat one end thereof detachably connected With said mounting and liointlyV removable therefrom.

G. An oil display apparatus, comprising a mountingg in combination with ay sealed' glass bottle having-.an enclosing and protecting member at oneend thereof, said .member having separabley interlocking connectionvivith said mounting.

7. An oil display apparatus, comprising a` mounting, a closed test tube having a cork, a depressible holder enclosing said cork and adapted to support said closed tube ina quickly demountable -display position upon said mounting. i v

8. An oil display apparatus, Vcomprising a mounting adapted to seat a closedtest bottle of oil removably thereon, landla lockiing device secured'to'the bottle and movable relatively to said mounting and "bottle adapted to secure the lbottle in a quickly removable display position upon said mounting.

9. An oil display apparatus, comprising a test bottle ot oil having a neck, a mounting" ico adapted to seat said] bottle, and a locking f holdery sleeved upon and enclosing the neck of saidl bottle and adapted to detachably connect With said mounting, said holder Y being removable with the bottle.l r

' 1,640,225 v A B i0. An oil display apparatus, comprising a test bottle of oil, a mounting adapted to seat said bottle, and a spring pressed locking member connected with said bottle adapted to interlock with said mounting and to permit convenient detachment and removal of said bottle, said locking member being removable from the mounting together with the bottle.

11. An oil display apparatus, comprising a bottle having a beaded neck, a movable cap member sleeved over said neck containing a spring bearing against said bottle, and a mounting having seats for said bottle and said cap member, said 'member being removable from its seat together with the bottle.

l2. An oil display apparatus comprising a glass bottle having a beaded neck, an enclosure member for said neck, a coiled spring conlined within said member', means adapted to secure said member detachably in a movable position upon said neck, and a mounting adapted to seat said bottle and permit an interlocking connection with said enclosing member, said bottle and its enclosure member being jointly removable from said mounting.

13. An oil display apparatus, comprising a test bottle, a hollow holder adapted to receive one end of said bottle, and a spring adapted to co-act with said holder in supporting the bottle in free detachable connection with a part ofsaid apparatus, said holder being locked to the bottle and removable therewith from said apparatus.

14. An oil display apparatus, comprising a test bottle having a beaded neck, a hollow holder adapted lto receive said beaded neck, a locking element to fasten said holder to said neck and a spring engaging said beaded neck adapted to lock said bottle in a olemountablek display position upon said apparatus by means of said holder. v

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

CHARLES SPAETH. 

